So, these last few weeks have been CRAZY!  To say the least.  Surprises....and now - college - yes I said it college.  The last few weeks I had at home were amazing.  Can I just say I have the best friends in the world ever.  So my mom and David totally surprised me 2 weeks ago? I think it was...I thought I was going college shopping but nope, we went to Ricketts Glen   (haha if I'm honest I was a little mad that David showed up at my house Tuesday morning before I found out what was going on, cuz I mean I told him I'm busy on Tuesday but we can hang any other day you know haha so why did he come over Tuesday? lol)  Honestly that was one of the best surprises ever, no one ever has done something like that for me.

Then at one of our family reunions they surprised Shawn and me with a graduation party with the family.  Most of those people already got me stuff to, so when I saw all the other gifts I was like wow.  I mean I felt so loved

Monday was probably the hardest day like ever.  Packing all my stuff because Tuesday I left to come here, to LIBERTY! (its a great school by the way)  It was great being able to hang out with David.  It's the saying good bye part that stinks.  I was ok until I stepped in the house....and then  tears started coming....Cody was like I'm gonna beat him up what did he do to you lol I was like nothing!  It's just I wont be able to hang out with him as much and see him every Sunday...its different. 

I'm just so thankful to God that the great friends I have, I know they wont forget me, and they will be there when I get home.  Sigh- miss you guys....

But yeah, college life is good.  I'm totally enjoying myself.  The girls on my hall are amazing.  I love my RA's.  I can't wait to see where God leads my life.  This is the start of something new...from now on life will be different.  I'm a college girl, I'm learning to live on my own...I'm not a kid no more.  CRAZY ...growing up happens sooo fast.  Where do the years go?  sigh...I miss the good old days lol but yeah, these days are fun too =)

So, another year of Camp Good News is hear.  It's hard to believe...

This year my tribe is the Comanche tribe...we named ourselves the Courageous Surfing Comanches.  Courageous meaning: the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger, pain, ect...without fear, brave.

Our verse is Joshua 1:9 - be strong and COURAGEOUS!  Do not be afraid or discouraged.  For the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.

and surfing, well we are surfing because its just fun haha  our song to go with that is "give me wax for my board keep me surfing for the Lord, give me wax for my board I pray - KaLiBuNgA - give me wax for my board keep me surfing for the Lord, keep me surfing till the break of day."

The funny thing is, 3 out of my 6 campers are siblings to campers I have had in the past.  It's really funny actually, one kid I had both his sister and his older brother, the other one I had both his older brothers, and same with the other I had his brothers...its like wow am I that old?  this is my 6th year of being a camp counselor, CRAZY stuff...the campers I have are amazing!  I love 'em.  They are 7 yr old boys haha nice and HYPER, but its ok...I have 2 brother at home...I know what little boys are like. 

Lets see, well I thought I got out of hearing "Leah, how old are you?" like every ten minutes from Justin, but there must be something about that question...I hear it sooo many times a day, and this time from my campers.  "Princess Leah how old are you?"  and they know how old I am...haha some told me I'm told old to be at camp, some asked why I wasn't married, one told me well my brother is 14 and going into 9th grade, do you want his phone number?  I think you'd like him...yeah haha sometimes you just have to laugh at what these kids come up with....

They are good kids, I mean yes 7 yr old boys will get antzy from time to time...today we had a few shed tears and yelling "its not fair" but hey, it was all good.  I'm learning patience...lol  There are 2 boys I have that I'd like to ask for prayer specifically...Jahrid and Zack...Jahrid is just very wound up all the time and running off.  His brother is a counselor this year (weird, cuz I had him as a camper way back when lol) and some of his other brothers are at camp...so Jahrid like to go "visit" them...Zack, he's the one who cries - when things don't go his way, he turns the tears on.  If I ignore him they go away, but I don't want to ignore this kid all week....

Camp isn't just about having a good time however...there is more to it than that.  Especially when you hear a 6 year old girl ask "Christian? what is that?!?" she was very confused, never heard that word before.  Pray for her, she's in my jewelry craft....pray God opens her heart this week.  So many children come from really tough backgrounds - divorce, or other things...and we only have this short time to show them the Love of God.  It's a big task...but its great to know God is BIGGER!  Satan is doing his best already to keep the children from God, he's brought many distractions and I'm sure he will keep on doing things...but if we are aware of it, then its amazing how we can work with God on our side.  So far its been a great week, the rain has held off for us....PRAISE GOD....

Thanks for your prayers!  May this week be a great week that brings HONOR AND GLORY to GOD!  and changes the lives of many children for HIM.